2 500 protected areas. An outstanding contribution by Quebec. Nature and biodiversity protection

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5 protected areas 2 Canada lily 3 Great blue heron in the proposed Upper Harricana Aquatic Reserve Thanks to unprecedented efforts, the number of natural areas in Quebec increased by nearly 200 per year, between 2002 and In 2009, Quebec had around protected areas. Over 8% of the province s territory, a size equivalent to that of a country such as Greece, was protected to the highest standards of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Quebec s protected areas network, which is representative of the diversity of its territory, is an outstanding contribution by the province to the protection of nature and biodiversity. An outstanding contribution by Quebec Nature and biodiversity protection 1

6 2 Better protection of the boreal forest 4 4 Snow goose 5 Ruffed grouse 6 Chalk-fronted corporal 7 Proposed Ashuapmushuan River Aquatic Reserve 5 6 By far the largest of Quebec s vegetation zones, the boreal forest has seen the greatest increase in regards to the creation of protected areas since In 2009, Quebec protected nearly km 2 of boreal ecosystems, and efforts to protect ecosystems in this zone continue.

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9 Nature watching as a family 9 Grands-Jardins National Park 10 Cup moss and polytrichum of coniferous forests 11 Moose in the Jacques-Cartier National Park 5

10 6 Better protection of vulnerable species It is estimated that two thirds of all endangered or vulnerable species in Quebec would be included in the vast network of protected areas. 12 Maritime ringlet 13 Wolverine 14 Lanceleaf arnica 15 Woodland caribou in the Gaspé National Park

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13 Monts-Valin National Park 17 Barred owl 18 Plumose anemone 19 Blood sea star 20 Beluga whale in the Saguenay- St. Lawrence Marine Park 19 9

14 10 Communities at work McGill University research group studying protected areas in James Bay 22 Hermit thrush nests 23 Common tern 24 Proposed Albanel-Témiscamie-Otish Biodiversity Reserve 22 In an effort to protect nature, Quebecers who know their environment and their territory well have proposed no less than 766 sites, since 2002, where new protected areas may be created.

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17 29 The creation and management of protected areas is also conducted in collaboration with local and indigenous communities, in respect of their rights, values and use of the territory. The national parks in the Nordic environment are managed by indigenous communities. A number of territories with cultural and traditional importance to Aboriginal people are now protected: Kuururjuaq, Fjord-Tursukattaq, Uapishka, Rivière- George, Lac-de la-hutte-sauvage, Lac-Burton-Rivière-Roggan-et-la- Pointe-Louis-XIV, Sikitakan Sipi, Paakumshumwaau-Maatuskaau and Akunuman Proposed Paakumshumwaau-Maatuskaau Biodiversity Reserve 26 Proposed Ministikawatin Peninsula Biodiversity Reserve 27 Scientists and members of the Cree Wemindji community 28 Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Riviere-Malbaie National Park Nature watching in the Cap Tourmente Wildlife Reserve

18 14 30 Vast 31 territories dedicated to nature conservation Quebec s protected areas network is a gift to ourselves and to future generations Line Beauchamp Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks Minister

19 Snowy owl 31 Kuururjuaq National Park 32 Quebec s Lacs-Guillaume-Delisle-et-à-l Eau-Claire National Park Reserve chosen to become Tursujuk National Park 33 Observation on the Lac Guillaume-Delisle and Lac à l Eau Claire territories 15

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21 Projected Rivière-Dumoine Aquatic Reserve 35 Common garter snake 36 Natural capital inventory by the Direction du Patrimoine Écologique et des Parcs 37 Montagnes-Vertes Nature Reserve 17

22 18 39 And for the future Canada goose 39 Canadian rhododendron 40 Wetland conservation training 41 Kuururjuaq National Park Objective: establishment of protected areas covering 12% of Quebec s territory by 2015, which amounts to km 2 protect km 2 of new territories, equivalent to an area 243 times that of the island of Montreal increase the size of protected marine areas

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